Advertising device



F. A. SYLVESTER. ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, I922.

Patented Aug". 1, 1922.

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ADii'ERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. Tl,

Application "filed February 25, 1922. Serial No. 539,263.

' To all whom it may concern lie it l=cnown that l, ihnrn ii. iii" acitizen or the United Fitetes oi: .li... residing at Macon in the countyoi Bibb and State oi Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in ddvertis ino Devices; and l do hereby dechire the thefollowing is a 'i' ull, clear, concise. and erect description of theinvention, such as "will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to advertis ing devices and moreparticuiarly to an outdoor display siogu odapied to be placed adjaceuthighway pre'ierably travelled by automobiles so that the goods ofmerchants or others niaay be i'idrertised to aiitoniobilis s whentravelling over the highway approacl'iing the city or village inhabitedby the advertiser.

The pnrpose oi": the present invention is to provide movable sign of afanciful form and more specially in the design, oi a ".veather vanewhich attractive in appearance. strong and e'llicicnt in use and whichis comparatively inexpensive to manufacture thereby rendering; the samecin'ninerciully desirable.

A "fiirther object oii lhe. present invention is to provide anadvertising device represent-- inc; weather vane having the wind wheelthereoi comprising an ordinary automobile wheel in which is arranged awind propeh ling}; blade thereby making the sign attractive to theobserver.

lVith the above and other objects in View. the invention consists oi thenovel features oi construction formation and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the acoon'ipanying drawings, have shown a simple and improved formoi? the invention but it to be understood that the construction. shownis capable of consider able modification and such modification is withinthe scope of my invention, 1 consider within the spirit thereof.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the advcn tising device comprising thepresent invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the wind wheel thereof; and, V

Figure 4: is a similar view showing a slightly modified form.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings. wherein the variousparts are dos ignated by like and corresponding reference charactersthroughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates a. post or othersuitable support adapted to be placed acont a highway. .ilrrz ig'ed oneach sideo this post 1 are suitable plates 2 which may con tainadvertising matter. Secured to the upper end Of the post 1 by means of abolt 3 ion bracket 4i; which lflttQIWEOXTflS a bearing support for anarm 5 oi. the vane. Formed with 7 one end of the this arm 5 is a plate 6having the configuration oil the leat-her end of an arrow and suitableadvertising'rnatter may be placed on the opposite faces of this plate.Rotatably connected to the opposite BIKi OI i the arm 5 is a wind wheel7 which preferably has the configuration of an oridnary automobile wheeland when desired, it may have suitable advertising matter placed thereonwhich would be attractive to the observer.

The rod 5 is provided with a large ballshaped portion 8 which is adaptedto be seated in a -socket 9 formed in the upper end of the bracket 4:and extending from this ballB is a pin 10 which isalso seated in therecess formed inthe bracket 4. This ball iland pin 10 form theperpendicular axis for the weather vane and the wind wheel as well asthe plate 6 areproperly balance-d upon the rod so that they may turnupon their perpendicular axis and the wind wheel 7 will turn with theblowing of the wind.

A'suitable bearing 11 is placed upon the rod 5 upon which is adapted tofreely totate the automobile wheel as shown. This automobile wheelconsists of the tire casing 12. the rim 13, the spokes 14: and the huball of which are of the usual and well known construction.

This automobile wheel is turned into a wind wheel by the application ofthe propelling blades 16 thereto. The propelling blades are providedwith the hub portions 17 which are adapted to fit over the hub 15 of theautomobile wheel and the blades 16 are arranged between the spokes 14:of the wheel. A disk plate 18 is secured to the outer end of the bar 5by means of the hub 19 so that the blade 16 will be retained in positionwithin the spokes of the auto and cause the automobile wheel to revolve.

I In the slightly modified form of theflinvention shown in Figure 4, Ihavenillustrated a wind wheel having the configuration of an automobilewheel. but Which is preferably made of sheet metal. This form of windwheel. comprises an outer caslng 2O which of the configuration otanordinary tire casing and has connected thereto, the outer, ends of theradially extending spokes 21. The inner ends'of these spokes 21 aresecured to the hub22 and secured to each spoke is a propelling blade 23.The hub may 'be rotatably mounted upon the bearing 24 carried by the rod5 and retained in placeby the disk 18, Owing to the attractiveappearance of the wind wheel, the advertising matter upon the plates 2,vane 6 or that which may be placed upon the tire of the wind. wheel willbe readily noticed by persons passing the device;

I :claifrni 1. An advertising device having the confi urationof aweather vane in which is in eluded awind wheel, said wind wheelcomprising anordinary automobile wheel and tire casing therefor,propelling blades, a hub Wind wheel, said wind wheel comprisingan forsaid propelling blades, the hub of said propelling blades adapted tobeinserted over thehub ofthe automobile wheel, and means forconnectingsaidhubs together;

12. An advertising device of the character described comprising a'support, a bracket arranged upon said support,an arm rotatably connectedto said bracket, a va'ne carriedby'one end otsaid arm, a bearing carriedby the opposite end of said arm, a

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ordinary automobilewheel arranged upon said bearing, propelling bladesarranged within said automobile wheel and a disk for retaining saidpropelling blades and automobile wheel upon said bearing.

A1 advertising device comprising a supporting post, a bearing secured tothe upper end ofsaid post, a vane rod, a ball and socket connectedbetween said vane rod and said bracket whereby the vane rod may rotatethereupon, a wind wheel journalled upon said vanerod, said Wind Wheel.comprising a hub, spokes radiating from said hub, a casing supported bythe outer ends said hub portion, a rim connected to the outer enosotsaid spokes, propelling blades arranged between said spokes and extend-ling between the hub and rim portions of the Wheel, and means connectedto said'rod for retaining said wheel and propelling blades thereupon,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set FRANK A. sriivnsn nn.

